The Eldorado Success newspaper

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, June 14th in the High School library.  Among other business, the board heard from Barbara Brown an instructional consultant brought in by the district two years ago after the high school received an “academically unaceptable” rating from the Texas Education Agency.

Brown noted that the school made a quick turnaround and received a “recognized” rating last year, something she says she expects the school to repeat this year.

Brown went on to say that the improvements made in the high school this year were “really dramatic.” She then sited improved preliminary scores on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Test, particularly among Hispanic students and those classified in the “Low Socio-economic” bracket.

The Eldorado City Council met for a special called meeting Monday night June 14, 2010, and voted to have the city’s attorney, James Kosub, arrange for an independent investigator to look into a grievance against a city employee.

Mayor John Nikolauk noted that the meeting was called so the council could formally vote to do what it had decided to do during an executive session held at the end of last week’s meeting.

He said the previous meeting ended and the council members sort of drifted away without formally voting on the matter.

During Monday night’s meeting, City Secretary Carolyn Mayo provided the council with copies of the city’s personnel policy, including the section regarding grievances.

This won’t be the first year the Mias Amigas Club has met at the school, but it will be the first time in many years.

The move became necessary because the club’s regular meeting place, the Schleicher County Memorial Building, has been transformed into a makeshift courtroom for a series of trials related to the YFZ Ranch.

So, the club will meet instead at the Eldorado Middle School courtyard.